• 진공이야기
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• 제4권3호
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• pp.16-20
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• 2017

Graphene has emerged as a promising material for optoelectronic applications including as ultrafast and broadband photodetector, optical modulator, and nonlinear photonic devices. Graphene based devices have shown the feasibility of ultrafast signal processing for required for photonic integrated circuits. However, on-chip monolithic nanoscale light source has remained challenges. Graphene's high current density, thermal stability, low heat capacity and non-equilibrium of electron and lattice temperature properties suggest that graphene as promising thermal light source. Early efforts showed infrared thermal radiation from substrate supported graphene device, with temperature limited due to significant cooling to substrate. The recent demonstration of bright visible light emission from suspended graphene achieve temperature up to ~3000 K and increase efficiency by reducing the heat dissipation and electron scattering. The world's thinnest graphene light source provides a promising path for on-chip light source for optical communication and next-generation display module.

• 전자공학회논문지A
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• 제32A권1호
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• pp.193-199
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• 1995

A novel imaging method in which time-division spinning reticle samples different pixel location of input image in different time is presented. The lens collects the beam passing throughthe reticle to a photodetector. Image reconstruction is accomplished by sampling the detector output corresponding to the spinning speed of reticle. Since the time-division reticle system removed the necessity of bandpass filter bank which has sharp cut-off characteristic, high resolution image is obtained without increasing the number of filter. To confirm the validity of this method, a computer simulation and an optical experiment using visual light are presented.

• 센서학회지
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.152-156
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• 2019

An ultraviolet (UV) image sensor is an extremely important optoelectronic device used in scientific and medical applications because it can detect images that cannot be obtained using visible or infrared image sensors. Because photodetectors and transistors are based on different materials, conventional UV imaging devices, which have a hybrid-type structure, require additional complex processes such as a backside etching of a GaN epi-wafer and a wafer-to-wafer bonding for the fabrication of the image sensors. In this study, we developed a monolithic GaN UV passive pixel sensor (PPS) by integrating a GaN-based Schottky-barrier type transistor and a GaN UV photodetector on a wafer. Both individual devices show good electrical and photoresponse characteristics, and the fabricated UV PPS was successfully operated under UV irradiation conditions with a high on/off extinction ratio of as high as $10^3$. This integration technique of a single pixel sensor will be a breakthrough for the development of GaN-based optoelectronic integrated circuits.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2015년도 제49회 하계 정기학술대회 초록집
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• pp.244.1-244.1
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• 2015

The Ag Nanowire is one of the materials that are widely studied as alternatives to ITO and is available for large area, low cost process and the flexible transparent electrode. However, Ag nanowire can have the problem of a lack of stability at high temperatures, making this impossible to form a film. Using a structure of ITO/AgNW/ITO in photodetector device, we improved the properties of the ITO in the IR region and improved the thermal stability of the AgNW. The structure of ITO/AgNW/ITO has a high transmittance value of 89% at a wavelength of 900 nm and provide a good electrical property. The AgNWs embedded ITO film has a high transmittance, this is because of the light scattering from the AgNW. The thermal stability of the developed ITO/AgNWs/ITO films were investigated and found AgNWs embedded ITO films posses considerable high stability compared to the solo AgNWs on the Si surface. The ITO/AgNWs/ITO device showed a improved photo-response ratio compared to those of the conventional TC device in IR region. This is attributed to the high transmittance and low sheet resistance. We suggest an effective design scheme for IR-sensitive photodetection by using an AgNW embedded ITO.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제29권9호
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• pp.542-546
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• 2019

We investigate the characteristics of self-assembled quantum dot infrared photodetectors(QDIPs) based on doping level. Two kinds of QDIP samples are prepared using molecular beam epitaxy : $n^+-i(QD)-n^+$ QDIP with undoped quantum dot(QD) active region and $n^+-n^-(QD)-n^+$ QDIP containing Si direct doped QDs. InAs QDIPs were grown on semi-insulating GaAs (100) wafers by molecular-beam epitaxy. Both top and bottom contact GaAs layer are Si doped at $2{\times}10^{18}/cm^3$. The QD layers are grown by two-monolayer of InAs deposition and capped by InGaAs layer. For the $n^+-n^-(QD)-n^+$ structure, Si dopant is directly doped in InAs QD at $2{\times}10^{17}/cm^3$. Undoped and doped QDIPs show a photoresponse peak at about $8.3{\mu}m$, ranging from $6{\sim}10{\mu}m$ at 10 K. The intensity of the doped QDIP photoresponse is higher than that of the undoped QDIP on same temperature. Undoped QDIP yields a photoresponse of up to 50 K, whereas doped QDIP has a response of up to 30 K only. This result suggests that the doping level of QDs should be appropriately determined by compromising between photoresponsivity and operating temperature.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2013년도 제44회 동계 정기학술대회 초록집
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• pp.334-334
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• 2013

In the past decade, the infrared detectors based on intersubband transition in quantum dots (QDs) have attracted much attention due to lower dark currents and increased lifetimes, which are in turn due a three-dimensional confinement and a reduction of scattering, respectively. In parallel, focal plane array development for infrared imaging has proceeded from the first to third generations (linear arrays, 2D arrays for staring systems, and large format with enhanced capabilities, respectively). For a step further towards the next generation of FPAs, it is envisioned that a two-dimensional metal hole array (2D-MHA) structures will improve the FPA structure by enhancing the coupling to photodetectors via local field engineering, and will enable wavelength filtering. In regard to the improved performance at certain wavelengths, it is worth pointing out the structural difference between previous 2D-MHA integrated front-illuminated single pixel devices and back-illuminated devices. Apart from the pixel linear dimension, it is a distinct difference that there is a metal cladding (composed of a number of metals for ohmic contact and the read-out integrated circuit hybridization) in the FPA between the heavily doped gallium arsenide used as the contact layer and the ROIC; on the contrary, the front-illuminated single pixel device consists of two heavily doped contact layers separated by the QD-absorber on a semi-infinite GaAs substrate. This paper is focused on analyzing the impact of a two dimensional metal hole array structure integrated to the back-illuminated quantum dots-in-a-well (DWELL) infrared photodetectors. The metal hole array consisting of subwavelength-circular holes penetrating gold layer (2DAu-CHA) provides the enhanced responsivity of DWELL infrared photodetector at certain wavelengths. The performance of 2D-Au-CHA is investigated by calculating the absorption of active layer in the DWELL structure using a finite integration technique. Simulation results show the enhanced electric fields (thereby increasing the absorption in the active layer) resulting from a surface plasmon, a guided mode, and Fabry-Perot resonances. Simulation method accomplished in this paper provides a generalized approach to optimize the design of any type of couplers integrated to infrared photodetectors.

• 센서학회지
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.239-246
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• 1999

MOCVD로 성장된 p-i-n 구조의 InSb 웨이퍼를 이용하여 $3{\sim}5\;{\mu}m$ 영역의 적외선을 감지할 수 는 고감도 광기전력 형태의 적외선 광다이오드를 제조하였다. InSb는 녹는점과 표면원자들의 증발온도가 낮기 때문에 광다이오드의 접합계면과 표면의 절연보호막으로 $SiO_2$ 박막을 원격 PECVD를 이용하여 성장시켰다. 광다이오드의 저항성 접촉을 위해 In을 증착하였고 77K의 암상태에서 전류-전압 특성을 조사하였다. 영전위 저항과 수광면적의 적($R_0A$)이 $1.56{\times}10^6\;{\Omega}{\cdot}cm^2$의 높은 값을 가졌는데 이는 BLIP 조건을 만족하는 높은 값이었다. InSb 광다이오드에 적외선을 입사 했을때 $10^{11}\;cm{\cdot}Hz^{1/2}{\cdot}W^{-1}$의 매우 높은 정규화된 검지도를 나타내었다. 높은 양자효율과 검지도로 인해 제조된 InSb 적외선 단위 셀을 적외선 array에 그 적용이 가능할 것으로 보인다.

• 한국진공학회지
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.209-215
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• 2006

PL (photoluminescence), PLE (PL excitation) 그리고 근 적외선 투과 분광법을 활용하여 InAsGa/GaAs 우물 내 InAs 양자점 구조의 광학적 특성과 전자 버금 띠 구조에 대하여 연구하였다. 투과 스펙트럼과 PLE 스펙트럼으로부터 InAs 양자점 내 세 개의 구속 상태와 InGaAs/GaAs 우물 내에 두 개의 구속 상태가 존재함을 발견하였고, 광전류 스펙트럼에서 관측된 버금 띠 사이 전이들과 연관지어 해석하였다.

• Journal of the Korean Physical Society
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• 제73권11호
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• pp.1604-1611
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• 2018

Utilizing Sb-based bulk epilayers on large-scale low-cost substrates such as GaAs for fabricating infrared (IR) photodetectors is presently attracting significant attention worldwide. For this study, three sample series of $GaAs_xSb_{1-x}$, $In_{1-x}Ga_xSb$, and $InAs_xSb_{1-x}$ with different compositions were grown on semi-insulating GaAs substrates by using molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) and appropriate InAs quantum dots (QDs) as a defect-reduction buffer layer. Photoluminescence (PL) signals from these samples were observed over a wide IR wavelength range from $2{\mu}m$ to $12{\mu}m$ in agreement with the expected bandgap, including bowing effects. In particular, interband PL signals from $InAs_xSb_{1-x}$ and $In_{1-x}Ga_xSb$ samples even at room temperature show promising potential for IR photodetector applications.

• 한국진공학회지
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.22-29
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• 2011

InAs/GaSb 제2형 응력초격자(SLS)를 활성층에 탑재한 [$320{\times}256$] 초점면 배열(FPA) 적외선 열영상 모듈을 제작하고 열영상을 구현하였다. p-i-n형으로 설계된 소자의 활성층(i) 구조는 300 주기의 [13/7]-ML [InAs/GaSb]-SLS로 구성되어 있고, p와 n 전극층에는 각각 60주기의 [InAs:Be/GaSb]-SLS와 115 주기의 [InAs:Si/GaSb]-SLS 구조를 채용하였다. 시험소자의 광반응(PR) 스펙트럼으로부터 피크 파장(${\lambda}_p$)과 차단 파장(${\lambda}_{co}$)은 각각 ${\sim}3.1/2.7{\mu}m$과 ${\sim}3.8{\mu}m$이고 180 K 온도까지 동작을 확인하였다. 단위 화소의 간격/메사는 $30/24{\mu}m$ 규격으로 설계되었으며, [$320{\times}256$]-FPA는 표준 광묘화법으로 제작하였다. $18/10{\mu}m$의 In-bump/UBM 공정과 flip-chip 결합 기술을 적용하여 FPA-ROIC 열영상 모듈을 완성하였으며, 중적외선용 영상구동 회로 및 S/W를 활용하여 열영상을 시연하였다.